Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the South Atlantic Ocean

Search-and-rescue broadcasts, published only once a case has been closed for 30 days: groundings, sinkings, capsizes, fires, man overboard, overdue vessels. Nothing here is live.

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Coverage note: the NGA archive ends 2024-05 and live collection began 2026-08-17. Warnings issued in between are here only if they were still in force when collection started, so 2024–2026 are under-counted.

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Other hazards in the South Atlantic Ocean

Archive · 1,590 cancelled

  1. HYDROLANT 180/032003-01-26 → 2003-03-12
    13 meter S/V so long, white hull, two persons on board, unreported falkland islands to cape town
  2. HYDROLANT 114/032003-01-16 → 2003-02-01
    F/V fenix goncalense I, white and blue hull, five persons on board, unreported
  3. HYDROLANT 94/032003-01-13 → 2003-01-14
    Distress signal received from M/V ipoh vicinity 14-17S 022-25W
  4. HYDROLANT 21/032003-01-04 → 2003-01-07
    F/V jimy carter, white hull, six persons on board, adrift vicinity 03-26S 035-12W at 031800Z jan
  5. HYDROLANT 11/032003-01-02 → 2003-01-03
    Vessel on fire vicinity 29-45S 049-25W at 021545Z jan
  6. HYDROLANT 2881/022002-12-31 → 2003-02-11
    Man overboard vicinity 09-15S 034-57W at 302028Z dec
  7. HYDROLANT 2876/022002-12-31 → 2002-12-31
    F/V pai and filho, blue and white hull, three persons on board, adrift and in need of assistance in 22-53S…
  8. HYDROLANT 2857/022002-12-28 → 2003-02-11
    Last known position vicinity 08-23.8S 034-45.1W
    Aircraft Unreported
  9. HYDROLANT 2760/022002-12-16 → 2002-12-18
    F/V jose amaral reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 34-13S 049-47W
  10. HYDROLANT 2606/022002-11-24 → 2002-11-24
    Distress signal received from M/V bank von bremen in 23-14S 042-56W
  11. HYDROLANT 2581/022002-11-22 → 2002-12-07
    Man overboard vicinity 23-02S 043-12W
  12. HYDROLANT 2544/022002-11-18 → 2002-11-21
    S/V coral sea, two persons on board, adrift in 18-34S 038-26W at 181525Z nov
  13. HYDROLANT 2435/022002-11-02 → 2002-11-03
    Seven meter vessel pirogue, three persons on board, overdue
  14. HYDROPAC 2020/022002-10-27 → 2002-10-29
    15 meter S/V tonga queen, two persons on board, overdue kiribati (02-50S 171-40W) to vanuatu (17-45S 168-18E)
  15. HYDROLANT 2237/022002-10-09 → 2002-11-23
    Vessel, white, orange and yellow hull, unreported vicinity ilha de fernando noronha (03-50S 032-25W)
  16. HYDROLANT 2173/022002-09-29 → 2002-10-03
    Vessel theresa III reports injured crewman in 25-47S 036-36W at 291130Z sep
  17. HYDROLANT 2162/022002-09-27 → 2002-09-28
    F/V corrente do mar, four persons on board, unreported vicinity ilha de itparica (13-00S 038-23W)
  18. HYDROLANT 2094/022002-09-19 → 2002-09-20
    Vessel lua mar I capsized and adrift in 01-54S 044-21W
  19. HYDROLANT 2037/022002-09-12 → 2002-10-26
    Distress signal received on 2187.5 khz in 27-29S 005-43E at 121656Z sep
  20. HYDROLANT 2018/022002-09-10 → 2002-09-25
    Man overboard vicinity 23-09.1S 043-32.3W at 100001Z sep
  21. HYDROLANT 1855/022002-08-22 → 2002-09-10
    Last known position 44-17S 065-00W at 191700Z aug
    F/V Don Victor Unreported
  22. HYDROLANT 1738/022002-08-05 → 2002-08-06
    M/V c. tahsin taking on water in 23-43.8S 008-08.4E
  23. HYDROLANT 1715/022002-08-02 → 2002-09-13
    Man overboard from M/V kyoshin maru no 3 in 29-30S 010-00E at 011750Z aug
  24. HYDROLANT 1673/022002-07-28 → 2002-07-28
    Medical evacuation required from saint helena island 16-00S 005-41W, to cape town, south africa
  25. HYDROLANT 1628/022002-07-23 → 2002-09-06
    Distress signal received in 28-00S 011-00W
  26. HYDROLANT 1595/022002-07-19 → 2002-07-21
    Man overboard vicinity 31-09.7S 049-56.8W at 191145Z jul
  27. HYDROLANT 1548/022002-07-12 → 2002-07-20
    Man overboard vicinity 01-52S 042-48W at 120930Z jul
  28. HYDROLANT 1503/022002-07-08 → 2002-07-11
    Man overboard from M/V golden bay vicinity 03-34.1S 027-38.5W
  29. HYDROLANT 1492/022002-07-06 → 2002-07-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel le groisillon in 09-10.5S 012-57.4E
  30. HYDROLANT 1477/022002-07-04 → 2002-07-12
    Man overboard vicinity 18-47S 038-47W at 031953Z jul
  31. HYDROLANT 1461/022002-07-02 → 2002-08-16
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 406 mhz in 14-46.1S 009-33.5E
  32. HYDROLANT 1425/022002-06-28 → 2002-08-09
    F/V forpex I, white hull with green stripes, ten persons on board, unreported
  33. HYDROLANT 1414/022002-06-25 → 2002-06-27
    Vessel karina, blue and red hull, two persons on board, capsized seven miles east of ponta negra (22-58S…
  34. HYDROPAC 1115/022002-06-17 → 2002-06-17
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 39-27S 172-34E and 34-32S 163-37W
  35. HYDROLANT 1344/022002-06-16 → 2002-06-18
    F/V nossa senhora dos navegantes II, six persons on board, adrift vicinity 23-08.8S 043-40.0W
  36. HYDROLANT 1293/022002-06-11 → 2002-06-12
    S/V brio, four persons on board, adrift, disabled and adrift in 13-16S 038-43W
  37. HYDROLANT 1272/022002-06-08 → 2002-06-11
    F/V danubio azul, blue, white and yellow hull, four persons on board, adrift vicinity 23-33.38S 044-31.62W…
  38. HYDROLANT 1270/022002-06-08 → 2002-06-11
    M/V nicole sunk in 02-32.6S 039-54.4W at 070500Z jun
  39. HYDROLANT 1165/022002-05-25 → 2002-05-27
    Distress signal received from F/V aguas do rio negro in 02-58S 033-42W
  40. HYDROLANT 1164/022002-05-25 → 2002-05-27
    Man overboard vicinity 18-05.1S 038-10.0W at 230800Z may
  41. HYDROLANT 1147/022002-05-22 → 2002-05-23
    F/V leal santos VII, five persons on board, adrift in 05-13S 034-39W at 212120Z may
  42. HYDROLANT 1115/022002-05-16 → 2002-06-28
    Man overboard from M/V sunray anna vicinity 16-02S 011-30E at 152000Z may
  43. HYDROLANT 1098/022002-05-13 → 2002-05-15
    Distress signal received from M/V thyme in 20-46S 024-57W at 130930Z may
  44. HYDROLANT 1036/022002-05-04 → 2002-05-04
    F/V don jose moscuza sinking in 40-04S 058-10W
  45. HYDROLANT 978/022002-04-28 → 2002-04-30
    F/V torres del paine reports crewman with injury in 18-19S 034-01W at 280045Z
  46. HYDROLANT 969/022002-04-27 → 2002-04-28
    F/V lidio I, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift in 32-33S 050-45W at 262100Z apr
  47. HYDROLANT 936/022002-04-23 → 2002-04-26
    Man overboard vicinity 09-40S 034-38W at 210700Z apr
  48. HYDROLANT 678/022002-03-24 → 2002-05-10
    Distress signal received from vessel on fire in 35-54S 009-13E
  49. HYDROLANT 613/022002-03-15 → 2002-04-26
    M/V mairangi bay reports seriously ill crewman requiring medical assistance in 00-40S 026-01W
  50. HYDROLANT 598/022002-03-15 → 2002-03-15
    F/V ferreira IV, white hull with blue stripes, 30 persons on board, adrift in 24-56S 045-09W

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